Tuesday, May 23, 2006

A quick tale 138

To my niece, 3 hours old

When you are old enough to read this, I hope you will not be embarrassed of me. But chances are, you will roll your eyes and mutter what a sentimental old fool I am. Just like how I would have reacted. And if you're anything like your aunt, you too will have a short fuse and a broad forehead. The second of which you will come to dislike. Immensely. But whatever your attempts at hiding it, don't ever try a fringe. It will not work. You will be annoyed at the way it falls over your eyes and before long, you will have pinned it back. And that, my dear, will only draw attention to what you seek to cover.

There's so much we need to discuss. But by the time we meet you will already be a toddler and your mother will be full of stories. I will hear about your first words and about the time when you climbed up the stairs all on your own! I will have missed most of your antics. Something I can never reconcile to. And in ten days' time it will fall upon me to call out your name. I will ask them to hold the phone close to your tender ears and I'll whisper it long distance.

Learnt about the Gruffalo story today after I got curious about your quote on top. Feels like one could have a child just for the reason one could get to read such stories! Really loved what I read. Silly old fox doesnt he know there is no such thing as Gruffalo! I know foxes, gruffaloes and even mice that resemble the story and have a big reason to copy the quote to my family email!

Congratulations on becoming an Athai. Now that I have internet as of last night, I am looking forward to some pleasurable hours of reading on your blog again. Thanks so much for the lift (please thank your husband SO MUCH for driving me to HH station) and for the biscuits. And lots of hugs to your lovely son who was most cuddly.

Please save this post from the ravages of technology... Not every child is born with a post dedicated to them... I am sure she will love it. May she grow up to be wonderful like someone I know... minus the short-fuse! ;-)

Dear ammaniThis post reminds me of my own role as an atthai ! I have also not yet met my year old nephew and eagerly waiting for the day when I can hug and cuddle him !! His videos and photos have to suffice for now :-)